Data Governance Lead

About Us

Green Link Digital Bank is Singapore's inaugural wholesale digital bank focusing on supply chain finance, mainly serving MSMEs and aiming to help MSMEs grow and improve digitization.

About the Role

The Data Governance Lead plays a pivotal role in shaping and operationalizing enterprise data governance, ensuring our data is well managed, compliant, secure, and ready to power analytics, AI, and digital innovation. This role combines high-level strategic planning with hands-on execution, requiring you to drive data governance adoption across business and technology teams, strengthen data quality, and embed regulatory aligned controls into day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for establishing and implementing enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, system, policies, and process as regard to the governance, use and analysis of data.
• Translate governance strategy into practical operating models, processes, and controls across the bank.
• Establish and maintain data ownership andstewardship structures across business domains.
• Drive adoption of governance practices withmeasurable improvements in data quality, trust, and compliance.
• Lead governance forums and working groups totrack progress, escalate risks, and resolve issues.
• Define and enforce data quality standards(accuracy, completeness, timeliness, consistency).
• Oversee data quality monitoring, issue management, and remediation workflows.
• Strengthen metadata management, including data cataloguing, lineage, classification, and business glossaries.
• Implement data lifecycle, retention, archival, and disposal policies aligned with MAS and PDPA requirements.
• Ensure governance practices meet MAS guidelines, PDPA, outsourcing requirements, and internal risk frameworks.
• Partner with Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Internal Audit to ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance.
• Support documentation, traceability, and lineage requirements for regulatory reporting.
• Support implementing AI governance and responsible AI practices.
• Ensure data used for AI/ML is well‑classified, high‑quality, and compliant with ethical and regulatory expectations.
• Partner with business, technology, and operations teams to embed governance into daily processes.
• Provide training, communication, and guidance to uplift data literacy and governance awareness.
• Influence senior stakeholders to prioritise data governance and drive behavioural change.
• Support the rollout and adoption of data governance tools (e.g., data catalogues, quality platforms).
• Promote automation and digitalisation of governance workflows to improve efficiency and transparency.

Requirements

• 8-12 years of experience in data governance, data management, risk, or compliance, preferably in financial services or regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of data risk areas(quality, privacy, security, access, retention).
• Experience implementing governance frameworks, policies, and standards.
• Proven ability to work with cross functional stakeholders across business and technology.
• Familiarity with MAS regulatory expectations, PDPA, and cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in digital banking, wholesale banking, or fintech environments.
• ·Exposure to AI/ML governance, data lineage tools, or metadata platforms.
• Certifications such as CDMP, DCAM, TOGAF, or equivalent is a plus